Following Bernhardt Wall, 1872-1956. Bio-Bibliographical Sketch.

LIMITED EDITION of 195 copies, this copy is not numbered. Designed and typeset at the Castle Press, Pasadena, CA, printed letterpress by Patrick Reagh Printers, Inc., of Glendale, CA. 4to. 11 3/4 x 9 inches. viii, (85), [1 blank] pp. Limitation page, black-and-white frontispiece portait of Wall, title page printed within a ruled border and with a vignette of an etcher at work, 9 etchings tipped-in at pages 1, 9, 15, 21, 25, 29, 45, 51, and 61, 5 photogravure reproductions printed by the Flatbed Press of Austin, TX, bibliography; text clean, unmarked. Gray cloth spine over boards by Craig Jensen of the BookLab of Austin, TX, dust-jacket with printed paper spine label, printed paper front cover label, housed in a matching slip case. INSCRIBED by Francis J. Weber on the colophon. Fine. Father Weber's exhaustive study of the work of Bernhardt T. Wall (1872-1956), American historian and illustrator. Wall designed more than 5,000 comic cards and was known as the “Postcard King.” Inspired by a 1915 visit to Colorado, Nevada, and Califonria, Wall produced many works with Western themes, including small towns, cowboys, and Indians. Many of his illustrations were published by Valentine and Sons, Bergman, Barton and Spooner, International Art Co., and others.